St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-20

anticipated, unless more SERIOUS CduSCo
shall be urged for his deposition. 1t is
doubtful if man of equal executive
ability, with such political knowledge
of Minnesota as he possesses, can be
found in the state, yet it is not unlikely
that the youthful ardOr that has seemed
to rehabilitate the party in the state may
demand an entirely new deal, and for
! this, rather than any other reason, a
change may follow. Should such a con-
tingency arise, Lewis Baker, the man
aging editor and spirit of the GLOBE,
will most probably be clothed with the
cloak of recognized authority, though L.
| f. Meagher, of MankatO, is not without
a following.
Col. Glenn will hardly be re-appointed
! to the craftsmanship of the executive
committee, unless great change over
comes the Democracy of Hennepin
| county relative to the cOlOnefS present
| attitude in the party not that he has CONF
| mitted any greviouS fault or has de-
parted from his Democratic proclivities
or sentiments, nor that he possesses less
of that zeal which has always
marked his pathwy when in the
working harness of his party, but that
| m understandings or outspoken differ
ences have interrupted his relations
with erstwhile friends. Whether he is
in the position of WOlsey, whose ambi-
ton to rule the king overthrow him, or
has been abused without cause, remains
a mystery. Certain is it, a breach has
separated him from the mayor and the
latter's intimate friends. and the cavern
seems to widen. In his way, when at
his height, the colonel is a power, and the
Democracy of Hennepin county could
ill afford to lose his assistance. Thir-
teen months ago SycOphantS and aSpir-
inc mon XVOulH have Kissed the sole Of
his boot for his smiling recognition.
The same services would to-day thew
him as a carcass" But it is safe to say
he is not dead politically, though it is
doubtful if he will WELD much infiu-
ence in the party i'll the Immediate
| future.
In looking over the group of Mime
apOliS Democrats who are possible sue
cessOrS and capable of filling the place
of the doughty colonel but one Stalwart
form presents itself whose brain, heart
and hand have proven useful instru-
mentS for the cause of Dcnloc-
racy. Philip B. Winston has Aw
sense of the term. He was
built for leader like DIR. Ames and
Col. Glenn, and though his schooling
i'll the political field has been limited.
owing, more than all else, to his modest
disposition, it is now apparent that the
time has arrived when he will be
crowded to the front. The young men
of Hennepin will follow him perforce,
while the whole party will gracefully
yield to an uneXceptionable leader. Mr.,
Winston is not personally ambitious.
Whatever he does in politics is for the
good of his party and because he is
prompted by love of principle. He has
no friends to reward nor enemies to
punish, and though he is not public
speaker, his quiet and earnest manner
instilS more enthusiasm and carries
more weight than the petulant Oratory
of a score of lesser lights. Nor is he
autocratic. The voice of older and
more experienced men will guide his
course. Such powers as the judgments
of Z. NJ. Wilson and A. Il. Ankeny, and
at the same time the intuitionS of DR..
Ames. may all be brought into requiSi-
ton through the inStrumentality and
leadership of man like Winston: 1t is
safe to predict that he will head the
Democratic delegation to the state con-
vention to select delegates to the
national convention. and will be re-
warded for his past party fealty to
place among the delegates by that
~
DIR. Ames is stronger than he has ever
been. His denomination for governor
is already an assured event. 1t would
be suicide for the party to undertake
the election of any other man, or to ac-
Quire control of the state with any man
of less personal popularity than is at his
command. While the causes hereinbe-
fore mentioned give ample scope for
Democratic claims of coming victory,
thQra iS comQtbinU nolitica II1- nntant in
the name and the success of this man
which gives inspiration to his party. In
spite of the unlimited volume of abuse |
and VituperatiOn that his political OPP |
pOnentS have Showered upon his head, |
in spite of the opposition and luke |
warmneSS of a portion of his own party, |
in spite of obstacles that would raZe the |
political aspirations of almost any other |
man but him to the dust of political |
oblivion, he has grown to fortress of |
strength, and his embellishments stand |
out before his enemies with recOg
niZed impregnability which makes his |
name and power a dread to opposition.
Like BOnaparte. there is mex
plicable fascination in the man
which wraps into the mysterious, and
he draws into his support almost every
opposition which comes into contact
with him. But he is not strong alone in
peculiar anu mysterious sense. he IS
a man of merits. His worst enemy has
never accused him of want of princi-
pie. On the ether hand every man who
knows him comedies his devotion to con-
victions of right, and his whole career
has been marked by his private and
official assertions in support of cOnvic-
tons. Nothing has been able to swerve
him from them. Policy finds no place in
his category. What he believes he says
and acts, strike where he will or hurt
whom he may. None but political en-
emieS have accused him of wrong, and
no wrong but ''Such wanton, wild and
usual slips as are companions noted and
most known to youth and liberty" have
ever been laid at his door. In office his
official trust has been sacred to him, as
in private life his charitable nature has
risen over every sense of selfshneSs. In
the former capacity his record is unim-
peachable, as in the latter it is filled
with acts of human kindnesses and ex-
press ons of love for his fellow men.
That he will be the unanimous choice of 1
his party for governor in this campaign |
and will be elected may be relied upon.
OBSERVER. |